Edwin Semenza, a native of Reno, was born in 1910. Semenza spent many years as a part-time member of the University of Nevada faculty, taught at Susanville, California, saw wartime service, served on the Reno City Council, and was a successful executive in an insurance company.   Most significantly, Semenza was the director and guiding force of the Reno Little Theater from its beginning in 1935 to his retirement from the directorship in 1970. In this oral history, Semenza provides anecdotes related to almost every production for thirty-five years and remembers hundreds of people connected with the theater. His memories illuminate an interesting period in the development of Reno, describe the growth of one of Reno's most important cultural institutions, and contribute significantly to an understanding of the theater movement in America and the practical problems the movement faced.